This is why I dont use layout managers

From:
"Justin" <justin.lottes@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
29 Nov 2006 13:23:27 -0800
Message-ID:
<1164835407.764043.290550@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
heres the code i am using...

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.text.Collator;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;

class ExamKnee2 extends JDialog{

    JLabel textKneeSocietyScore;
    JButton btnOK;

    ExamModuleFollowups followup;
    ExamModuleExamKnee examKnee;
    ExamModuleActivity activity;
    ExamModulePainGrade painGrade;
    ExamModuleSymptoms symptoms;

    Color bgColor = Color.YELLOW;

    final int WIDTH = 830;

    AccessConnection dataConnection = new AccessConnection();

    public String sSN, side;

    JPanel panel;
    JScrollPane scroller;

    public ExamKnee2(String stringSide, String stringSSN, String
timePain) {

        side = stringSide;
        sSN = stringSSN;

        setModal(true);
        Container pane = this.getContentPane();
        this.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
        pane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        //pane.setLayout(null);

        setDefaultCloseOperation(DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
        setBounds(300,0,WIDTH,600);

        addWidgets();

        setVisible(true);
        validate();

    }

    public void addWidgets(){
        panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        panel.setSize(400, 1000);

        JLabel testing = new JLabel("testing1");
        panel.add(testing, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);

        JLabel testing2 = new JLabel("testing2");
        panel.add(testing, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        JLabel testing3 = new JLabel("testing3");
        panel.add(testing2, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

        scroller = new JScrollPane(panel);
        scroller.setSize(100,100);
        add(scroller, BorderLayout.LINE_START);

    }

    public static void main(String args[]){
        ExamKnee2 examKnee = new ExamKnee2("Right", "123-45-6789", "2
weeks");
    }
}

All I am trying to do is get the scroll pane to scroll vertically.
Will not do it. This is really pissing me off. According to the java
tutorial (found here
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/border.html)
the "testing" labels should be displayed horizontally. Secondly, I
should be able to scroll around to view the 3rd testing label but I
cant. I know theres more problems but im a lil piissed off right now
becuase this isnt working. please help...

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